Magazine - Life & Arts
By hook or by crook
Having been under lockdown in the District of Columbia for some two months now, my son and I entertained the notion of sneaking off to do a…
June 2, 2020
Healthcare
Blue states afflicted with the most pain from COVID-19
The largest shares of coronavirus cases have appeared mostly in blue states and districts, primarily in urban metropolitan areas with large populations of minority groups. “The places…
Business
Businesses seeking COVID-19 liability waivers won’t automatically be immune from lawsuits
Some business owners are seeking protection from coronavirus-related lawsuits by requiring that customers sign liability waivers before entering their establishments. Still, legal experts warn that such measures…
Business
Saving the recovery from the trial lawyers
Former White House chief of staff and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel famously quipped, “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” He intended it for…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
GOP files suit, declaring Democratic proxy voting rule unconstitutional
For the first time in the 231-year history of the House, absent lawmakers were able to pass legislation by assigning somebody else to cast their votes in…
Magazine - Life & Arts
We only wish we were decadent
The West is decadent, or so we are told. One symptom of our decadence is our masochistic desire to hear, over and over again, how sick we…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Discontent moderator
Good satire is hard to find. The absurdity of modern life accelerates and mutates so rapidly that satire often tells a joke just as we’ve tired of…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
How China is positioning to neuter America’s military status as top dog
A recently published book begins with the sobering premise that if the United States were to go to war with China today, the biggest, best-trained, best-equipped military…
Education
Harvard’s war on homeschooling continues
Schools have closed for just about every student over the last two months in an attempt to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. In April, Harvard Magazine published…
Magazine - Life & Arts
How I learned to stop worrying and cheat at crosswords
A man of a certain age with a certain level of career success will eventually be expected to pick up a golf club and play. “You free…